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The Final Countdown: In which we explain ‘Arrested Development’ episodes, “Switch Hitter,” “Queen for a Day” & “Burning Love”

Synopsis: Gob joins rival builder Sitwell; Lindsay takes Teamocil; Maeby finds a job; and Sitwell and the Bluth Company face off in a softball game

What to look for:

Callbacks and Recurring Jokes:

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Shoddy Construction:

Michael explains he wants to have a meeting with Sitwell in one of their model homes to show that they build solid houses, but instead of hitting the wall for emphasis, he pats it

When using the expression “knock on wood,” Gob does just that, and the frame around the television set falls off and a vent pipe hits George Sr.’s head in the attic

Gob accidentally pushes the refrigerator too far into the fridge space, and Tobias, leaning against the refrigerator pushes the whole thing into the wall

When Tobias knocks on wood because the fridge hasn’t fallen into the garage, it does

When George Sr. becomes excited to hear that Michael is going to “build houses and win games” he bangs on the attic ceiling only to hear a crash below; when Michael goes downstairs, he finds the stove vent hood on the floor

Maeby’s a Con Artist:

Moments after Tobias tells her she knows nothing about being a con man, Maeby cons her father into taking him with her to his audition for the role of “Con Man 2″

At the studio, Maeby convinces a reader that she works there and to do her book report on the Old Man and the Sea

Buster’s Postcard: ”Sergeant Blank is treating me very Blank and it looks like I’ll be shipping off to Blank in about a Blank. I Blank you, Mother, Buster.”

Incest & Inappropriate Relationships:

The story about Buster and Lucille in the Balboa Bay Window is entitled “Why I Want to Marry My Mother”

Sitwell jokes that George Michael off with his girlfriend could be worse, he could want to marry his mother, referring to the Balboa Bay Window article. Sitwell then apologizes, “is the family not laughing at that yet?” (Of course, George Michael’s mother is dead)

When George Michael tells his father that, “Maybe now I’ll get a kiss” meaning from Ann, Michael kisses him on the cheek. George Michael explains he meant from Ann, and Michael replies, “I know, just wanted to get in there first”

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Balboa Bay Window: The Magazine for the American Society of Ladies Who Lunch — A Lot

Lucille’s Drink Order: A vodka rocks, and a piece of toast. Because it’s breakfast.

Come on!:

Gob exclaims after hearing that Sitwell has alopecia, “You mean the guy we’re meeting with can’t even grow his own hair? Come on!”

When Michael suggests to George Sr. that the name “Sudden Valley” suggests that something terrible could suddenly happen, George Sr. replies, “Are you taking stupid pills? Come on.”

When Sitwell suggests that 1 out of every 450 homes they build be given to an inner city family, Gob is outraged that 449 families should live in fear, “Come on!”

When Michael asks Gob if he needs more ideas, Gob’s reply is “Come on, are you kidding me? I can’t let Sitwell down.”

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Sitwell’s Hair:

An eyebrow falls into the candy beans

While playing catcher in the flashback, George Sr. taunts Sitwell, “No hair, we’ve got no hair”

Gob notes that Sitwell looks surprised, so Sitwell adjusts his eyebrow that was put on too high

Gob explains that he and Sitwell are going to swing by Sitwell’s wig maker, his “Just Woke Up” hair is ready

Sitwell tells Gob he has a neck hair fitting

An eyebrow gets stuck to Gob’s face after Sitwell hugs him

I’m Catcher or I’m Nothing: In the flashback, George Sr. is playing catcher, as he did in the prison game; later, George Sr. shows up as the umpire at the softball game

Banners: The Homeless Dad banner at the studio (see below)

Self-Confidence:

Encouraging Tobias to talk his way onto the studio lot, Maeby encourages Tobias to find his confidence which he will need to play a “confidence man”

The narrator notes that while Tobias was gaining his confidence, Michael was searching for his

At the softball game, the narrator explains that Michael felt “confident about a win”

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Egg Ann:

When George Michael suggests that Ann join the softball game, Michael encourages his son to “play the field” and then tells George Michael to think of Ann as a “backup”

George Michael notes that because of her low center of gravity, ann is called “The Wall”

Gob’s Mispronunciations: When listing off ideas at the Sitwell meeting, Gob includes, ”32. Wireless crapability, that one explains itself.”

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Newspapers: A newspaper clipping shows Lucille with Army sergeant Bill Anderson with whom she had a relationship while serving in the USO

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Chicken Dance: Gob performs his chicken dance (which his father refers to as his “Tweety Bird dance”) in the outfield in a softball game flashback

Gob’s Whistle: In a flashback, Gob’s tooth appears to be knocked out during a play in the outfield; as he slides into The Wall, Gob’s cap is knocked back out and he begins whistling like he did in “Charity Drive”

Massages: Lucille and Buster massage General Anderson in a similar fashion

Sexual Puns and Malapropisms: To prevent Buster from being deployed, General Anderson suggests Lucille go “downtown;” Lucille replies she hasn’t done that in 30 years, before breaking into a rendition of Petula Clark’s, “Downtown”

Sitting on Gob’s Lap: At the Sitwell offices, Gob once again has a male employee sitting on his lap, to show him something his chair does as he did in “Good Grief”

Buster is Gomer Pyle: The sequence when Buster is pulled out of formation to join the USO is an homage to the opening of Gomer Pyle, USMC

Notes:

J.K. Simmons: General Anderson is played by J.K. Simmons, perhaps best known as “Schillinger” on Oz, a show earlier referenced in “Visiting Ours,” in which Schillinger’s voice could be heard while a terrified George Michael watched

Synopsis: When Bluth Company stocks are unfrozen, the family makes plans to spend the money: Michael buys a new company car, Lucille updates her bathroom, Gob shops for a boat, Lindsay looks into a club membership and Tobias buys his own club; Lucille 2 returns to find Tobias is dating Starla

What to look for:

Callbacks and Recurring Jokes:

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Notes: George Michael has a collection of unsent love letters to Maeby

Incest & Inappropriate Relationships:

George Michael finds a box of love letters he had written to Maeby, but never sent

Buster notes that his mother doesn’t want to go out dancing with him, that their age difference is finally catching up, and Michael suggests he meet someone who didn’t give birth to him

Lucille Two asks Buster if there is a “girl” in his life, and he replies that he wouldn’t call her a girl, but his mother is still very much a part of his life

Buster begins dating Starla, whom Gob dated previously

Michael asks Buster if he doesn’t think he belongs “in a Lucille”

Gob [bleeps] Lucille 2

Cousin, Maeby: The narrator notes that George Michael’s love letters were written to his cousin, Maeby

Egg Ann:

George Michael tells his father that he’s going to ride to school with the Veals, and Michael responds that George Michael doesn’t need to be “all penned up with them”

When Michael explains to George Sr. that George Michael doesn’t like being seen in the stair car, George Sr. replies incredulously, “But he likes to be seen with that girl?” He and Michael agree that it makes no sense

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Banners:

George Michael is still embarrassed about the time the stair car took out the homecoming banner at school

Michael complains to George Sr. about the stair car taking down banners

The car salesman knows Michael – the stair car took down their banner

Marry Me: When the studio executive asks Maeby if she received the stack of scripts he sent her, she deploys a “marry me”

Hey, Brother: Buster greets Michael in the model home with a “Heeeey, brother”

Favors: Buster asks Michael for a favor: to help him meet women

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Is Tobias Gay?:

Tobias suggests to Buster that they “pair up … and, and hit the town together”

Tobias adds that he’ll be Buster’s wingman, even if that means he has to take “a chubby, [he will] suck it up”

Tobias takes Buster to a drag queen bar — because it’s “all ladies”

Tobias buys The Queen Mary

Tobias explains that he was dancing with the owner of The Queen Mary, and it turns out “he was looking to sell.” Tobias adds that the owner “really, really looked like a woman”

The signage for “The Queen Mary” becomes “Tobias Is The Queen Mary” and he decides he could just paint over “Mary”

Sexual Puns and Malapropisms:

Tobias promises that he will be Buster’s wingman, and that if he has to take “a chubby, [he will] suck it up”

Parking in Rear sign at The Queen Mary

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Gob’s Business Ideas:

“Single City”

“Swing City”

“[bleep] City”

“[bleep] Mountain”

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Sitwell’s Hair:

Gob takes Sitwell’s “dress eyebrows” which he won’t be too happy about “when he goes to the opera with two moustaches on his head”

Gob wears Sitwell’s dress eyebrows because they make him feel dressier

Hop-ons:

When complaining to his father about the stair car, Michael whines that it “smells like gas, I get hop-ons …” and George Sr. replies, “Well of course you’re going to get hop-ons.”

Michael explains to the car salesman that he took down the dealership’s banner with the stair car when he became distracted by a hop-on

Quincy Jones:

Starla notes that her mother and Quincy are the two most important people in her life

A representative for Mr. Jones denies he and Starla ever met, but he could not explain the 6 signed gold records in her apartment

Buster notes that if Starla can get past “Q”‘s security system, she’s going to tell him it’s over

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Terrible Attorneys:

When Michael orders Barry to write a letter to the investors, Barry suggests he do it instead

Barry gets his legal advice from Ask Jeeves

Aztec Tomb: George Sr. hides from Maeby in the Aztec Tomb

Lucille Austero’s Vertigo:

Lucille 2 is back and her vertigo is healed thanks to a stint at the “Plumb Clinic” (as in the term “plumb and level”)

Buster warns Michael to let Lucille down easy, her right knee can go at any time

Michael offers to take Lucille 2 for a spin in his new car; it sets off her vertigo again

Come On: When asked if he’s sold his stock, Gob responds, “What? No. I’m trying to get a job from you, Mikey. Come on.”

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Winking:

Barry, wearing an eyepatch, explains to Michael that he can’t see it, but he just winked.

Michael winks back

Maeby winks at George Michael for his notes

Sitwell/Standpoor: At first, Michael believes the Standpoor Company, who is buying the Bluth Company stocks, must be a shell for Sitwell, but Lucille explains that it is actually Lucille 2′s company, referring to the fact that Lucille 2 can’t stand up

Blue Dot: A blue dot covers George Sr.’s charlie browns

Hot Cops: Lindsay hires the Hot Cops to intimidate Tobias into sellingThe Queen Mary by posing as “The Roughnecks”; Tobias turns them into a dance group to inspire inner city gangs. It does not work.

Gob [bleeps]: Gob bleeps Lucille 2 after revealing that Lucille took her space

Barry’s Secret Life: Barry buys The Queen Mary from Tobias to turn into a “small family restaurant,” but first confirms that it still has the “dungeon” area

Future References:

Missing Hand: Buster’s sits in his hand chair while Michael has a talk with him about Lucille

Swallows Restaurant: Barry’s family restaurant with a dungeon is reminiscent of Swallows Restaurant where Tobias works in the third season, which is a family restaurant by day, and a pan-sexual, anything-goes bar at night

Hidden Jokes:

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Maeby’s Company Car: After being confronted by the studio head in the parking lot, Maeby unlocks a Mercedes that she presumably received from the studio, playing on the idea that everyone in the family has a company car, but Michael

Synopsis: Michael meets up with his childhood crush, Sally Sitwell; Lucille needs someone to bid on her at the charity auction for the club; Gob and Lucille 2′s relationship hits a rough patch; Lindsay is mistaken for a wolf; Egg Ann burns some music

What to look for:

Callbacks and Recurring Jokes:

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Wolves:

George Michael asks to take the “Peter and the Wolf” album for Ann’s bonfire

Fox 6 reports on a loose wolf roaming the community

George Sr. let’s out wolf-like howls from the attic

George Michael complains of “drowning wolf noises”

Lindsay, dressed in her mother’s fur coat, is shot by Tobias under the mistaken impression that she is the wolf

After Moses Taylor dumps her on a bench, Lindsay is sniffed by the actual wolf

The wolf attacks George Sr. before he can get into the charity auction to bid on Lucille

Fire:

Ann is having a Christian music bonfire

Gob trying to impress Sally Sitwell with his “tricks,” instead squirts her with lighter fluid

Gob’s fireball trick goes off unintentionally in the kitchen

The fireball trick does work later, and Gob sets Sitwell’s car on fire

Maeby tells the other teens that Ann’s bonfire is to “burn” some music, and a crowd attends to copy CDs

Favor:

Lucille approaches Michael for a favor: to bid on her at the charity auction, and in exchange, she’ll owe him a favor. Michael opts to use his favor immediately and declines

Michael asks his mother for a favor, wanting to use her club card, and offers to bid on her in exchange

Charities and Causes:

The club’s charity auction to reseed the greens

Lindsay attends a protest for “a hunter gun thing” but hadn’t chosen a side

Moses Taylor speaks at H.O.O.G. (Hands Off Our Guns)

Incest & Inappropriate Relationships:

It’s described as Buster’s job to bid on his mother at the auction

Gob is still [bleeping] Lucille 2

Lindsay’s Affairs: Lindsay attempts (and fails) to date Moses Taylor

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Sexual Puns and Malapropisms:

Lindsay announces she is going to see if she can get a “wrench to strip [her] nuts”

George Sr. notes he hasn’t had a massage since prison; Michael hopes it was forced

George Sr tells Sitwell that his son is going to be “sticking it” to his daughter; Michael assures Sally he won’t be sticking anything

Gob calls Sally, “Sally Stickwell,” because the boys wanted to stick it to her

George Sr. asks Michael if he stuck it to Sally

Lindsay, high from the tranquilizer dart at the auction, declares, “Stick a wrench in me, I’m done.”

Fox 6: John Beard declares, “It’s bachelorette season in Newport Beach and some lovely ladies are up for auction,” while the headline reads: “Antiques on Auction”

“What that means for your weekend”: ”Another wolf sighting in the park, what that means for your weekend”

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Blue Man Group: Tobias is fired as an understudy for the Blue Man Group after taking out an ad in a trade magazine that read: “Want a Blue Man for Less Green? 3 Hour Show and I come to you! ‘And I talk!’”

Is Tobias Gay?: Tobias wants to prove that he’s not just a man, but “a man’s man,” and Michael assures him that Lindsay already knows that

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Newspapers: Moses Taylor is featured in the British Sun Times for “Hunting People” (American Gun Nut Hunts People: But plays clean-as-the-Queen’s-bum on the telly.” Other stories include “Stray Moggie Saves Family” and “Win a trip through the Caribbean on a Tall Ship!”

Hunting People:

Moses Taylor is accused of hunting people by the British press

Tobias announces “I’m going hunting for my wife,” and then mistakenly hunts her

Gob’s Segway segue: Gob interrupts Michael and Sally’s conversation while on the Segway

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Gob’s Magic Tricks:

Gob attempts to impress Sally with fireballs, squirts her with lighter fluid

Gob’s fireballs do go off unexpectedly in the kitchen of the model home

Gob’s fireballs go off while he’s attempting to siphon gas from what he believes is Sally’s car, setting Sitwell’s car on fire.

Sitwell’s Hair:

Gob, mocking Michael’s lack of suaveness with Sally, taunts, “Smooth, Michael, like her father’s head, chest, arms, legs and ass.” Michael asks what Gob’s talking about and Gob explains Sitwell “is bald, but at least he has [bleep], smooth and satiny, probably…”

When Sitwell drives a convertible, all of his fake hair blows off his head

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Chicken Dance: At the Banana Stand, Gob does only half a chicken dance, explaining he hurt his ankle, “shooting hoops or something;” however, the flashback shows Gob mocking Buster with the chicken dance for some unexplained infraction

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